Match of the 70's

A look back at the '70-71 season, when Arsenal and Leeds United vied for the League Championship and golden boy George Best started sliding down the slippery slope.

This week, Dennis Waterman studies the highs and lows of the 1971-72 football season, which included the running battle on TV and in the press between Derby County boss Brian Clough and Manchester United manager Malcolm Allison. Also, how definitive Seventies man George Best withdrew from the Northern Ireland team after an IRA death threat, only to resurface in sunny Spain and announce his retirement from the game.

Dennis Waterman presents the story of the 1972-73 season which saw the start of the Anfield era and the Charlton brothers' retirement.

Dennis Waterman looks back at the 1973-74 season, which saw Brian Clough fired for his outspokenness.

Dennis Waterman reviews the 1974-75 season, which saw Brian Clough begin a short-lived reign at Leeds.

Dennis Waterman has more stories from the 1975-76 season.